FACT SHEET 2016/2017Faculty of Business and Economics (E-BARCELO-01)
University of Barcelona
Faculty of Business and Economics
http://www.ub.edu/economiaempresa/
http://www.ub.edu/economiaempresa-internacional/?lang=en
Avda. Diagonal 696, 08034
Barcelona, Spain
+34 934 024 326
First Semester Second SemesterApplication DeadlineJune 15th November 15th
Orientation SessionsFirst week of September First week of February
Beginning of ClassesSecond week of September Second week of February
Exam PeriodJanuary 7th – 30th (provisional date) June 5th – 30th (provisional date)
APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
The documents must be sent by e-mail to [email protected]
Students should be nominated by partner Universities
A copy of the Application Form fully completed and signed by the student and his/her tutor with a photo of the
student glued on the front page .
Link for Application form:
http://www.giga.ub.edu/acad/estada/sol_alumne/identificacio_2016.php?lang=3
One of the following two certificates:
• Official certificate attesting adequate knowledge of Catalan or Spanish with a minimum level of B1 (except for
students from Hispanic countries).
• Official certificate attesting adequate knowledge of English with a minimum level of B2. (except for students
coming from the United States of America, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand) .
1.
2.
Documents that must be sent:
Undergraduate - The majority of the student’s course selection must be from the Faculty of
Business and Economics.
For course catalog, please visit: http://www.ub.edu/economiaempresa-internacional/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Cursos-courses-2016-2017Schedules.pdf
The link above shows all courses available to incoming exchange students. Course selection
for the first semester begins in July/August with a online enrollment process. Online
enrollment for the second semester takes place in January. There will be a modification
period of course selections in the beginning of each semester.
Courses offered
(PER AGREEMENT)
Course Information/SYLLABUS
Course selection PROCEDURE
Full time studies at the University of Barcelona equates to 30 ECTS credits per semester,
which imply 5 courses per semester.
Course Load(Full time)
per semester
The language of instruction at the Faculty of Economics and Business varies between
Catalan, English and Spanish. Normally, there are available minimum one group in
Catalan and one group in Spanish for each subject. Courses marked by an asterisk in the
link above, have at least one group for which the language of instruction is English.
Language of Instruction
COURSES INFORMATION
OTHER INFORMATION
Category Lower Upper
Housing expenses (Light, water, other) 50€ 100€Mobile Phone 20€ 60€Public transport 30€ 50€Food 150€ 250€Total 500€ 1060€
Rent (Room) 250€ 600€Approximated
EXPENSES
For more information about the public transport and current rates, please visit the website of
TMB: http://www.tmb.cat/es/bitllets-i-tarifes
Medical, accidentand repatriation
INSURANCE
All students are required to proof of valid medical, accidents and repatriation insurance
covering their whole period of stay in Barcelona. Accident and repatriation insurance can easily
be ordered through this company: http://universitats.cobertis.com/ub/en/9-repatriation.
For policy details, visit: http://universitats.cobertis.com/ub/es/
VISA For information about student visas and the procedure for obtaining a student residence
card, please visit: http://www.ub.edu/uri/estudiantsNOUB/nie_en.htm
For any further inquiries, please write to [email protected]
The Faculty of Economics and Business does not currently offer on-campus housing.
Students can opt for University of Barcelona accommodations or in associated residences.
For more information visit the following website:
http://www.ub.edu/sae/serveis/allotjament/en/index.html
ACCOMMODATION
Sports and Fitness: http://www.ub.edu/esports/ (information in English is provided during the
orientation sessions)
Libraries and Research Centers: http://crai.ub.edu/en
Language Academy: http://www.eim.ub.edu/en/
Language Services: http://www.ub.edu/sl/en/
International Exchange Student Network: http://esn-ub.org/
Other useful information: http://www.ub.edu/uri/estudiantsNOUB/estnoUB_en.htm
CAMPUS
FACILITIES
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICE CONTACTS
CONTACT FOR INCOMING STUDENTS
Joel Cantó
CONTACT FOR OUTGOINGS STUDENTSAlbert Giner, Chaimae Abbou and Nuria Nievas
CONTACT FOR BILATERAL AGREEMENTSMaria Cristina Poblet and Montse [email protected]
+34 934 024 326
+34 934 024 326
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICE
Maria Cristina PobletVice-Dean of External Relations and Students
Miriam Castillo International Relations Coordinator (INCOMING)
Montse CerveraInternational Relations Coordinator (OUTGOING)